In addition: 10 actors to play Crowd members (Scenes one and eleven), who also play guests (Scenes four, six and twelve); 5 Schoolchildren (Scene three) and a choir of 8 (Scenes one, four, five and thirteen).

Suggested Cast List For 45 Actors

N.B. In the following list, the number shows how many spoken lines each role has. An asterisk (*) before the character's name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines.

Character Name

Number of Lines

* Scrooge

215

* Fred

53

* Cratchit (Bob)

29

Ghost

22

Mrs Cratchit

22

* Marley - also plays Spectre

21

* Spirit

19

Guest 2 - also plays Joe

17

Collector 1 - also plays Scrooge's sister

14

* Collector 2 - also plays Crone

14

* Fezziwig - also plays a Crowd Member (Scene one) and Trader 1

12

* Guest 1 - also plays a Crowd Member

11

* Urchin - also plays a Child (Scene three) and Ragged Girl

9

* Belle - also plays a Crowd Member (Scenes one + eleven) and Wife 2

9

Mrs Fezziwig - also plays a Crowd Member (Scenes one + eleven) and Mrs Dilber

7

Fred's Wife - also plays a Crowd Member (Scene one) and Wife 1

6

Peter - also plays a Child (Scene three)

6

Belinda - also plays a Child (Scene three)

5

Tim - also plays a Child (Scenes one + three) and Ragged Boy

4

Young Scrooge - also plays Child Scrooge

4

Dick Wilkins - also plays a Crowd Member (Scenes one + eleven) and Trader 2

4

Martha - also plays a Child (Scenes one and three)

3

* Posse 3

2

* Posse 4

2

* Posse 1

1

* Posse 2

1

Non-speaking roles: *3 Angels (Scene two), who also play *Fezziwig Daughters (Scene four); *3 Devils (Scene two), who also play *Suitors (Scene four); 5 Crowd Members (Scenes one and eleven), who also play Guests (Scenes four, six and twelve) and a choir of 8 (Scenes one, four, five and thirteen).